Podcast 8

When I first started doing podcasts, not many people were listening to them. In fact, radio stations didn’t have a place on their websites for podcasts, aps like Sound Cloud, and aps that go out and get podcasts and allow you to program your own talk station, did not exist. My only way to communicate with people was through email. So I thought I would do a ‘mail bag’ podcast. Comments from listeners via email. The education system, challenging federal largesse with litigation, “we is the problem”, the nature of the podcasts and more.

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Podcast 7

Are we going to continue to blame wall street MBA’s for everything? Are we going to continue to say the auto business failed because “GM made bad cars”? Why is it impossible for people in this country to make an accurate assessment of our current economic problems? Bob talks about the real reasons for our economic pain, and makes some suggestions about what to do about it.

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Podcast 6

Another one of my favorite podcasts. Bastille Day in Uptown, Minneapolis. People letting their freak flags fly, with some comments from some of the most iconic residents of Uptown. Some are still there, some have moved on … This is Portlandia, before Portlandia. Oh God, it’s Bastille Day in Uptown. The results of a very social weekend are a few audio gems and commentary about the state of the economy and America.

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